Question

【題目】The 1920s was a decade of wealth, decadence(墮落) and social changes. They were known as the Roaring Twenties, and the best place to experience this exciting time was New York City. But what was it really like?

Prohibition

In 1919, a new law in the US known as Prohibition made it illegal to buy and sell alcohol. But Prohibition didn’t stop people drinking; it just drove the sale of strong alcoholic drink underground. Bootleggers(走私販) waited off the coast of New York after dark and brought illegal alcohol into the city.

Jazz

Jazz was the music of New York in the 1920s. In fact, the decade is called Jazz Age. The best place to listen to this new form of music was the Cotton Club in Harlem. All the great jazz musicians played at the Cotton Club, including Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington. Also, in 1942 George Gershwin composed the jazz—influenced Rhapsody in Blue. The piece has been called “a musical portrait of New York” and was used by Woody Allen in his film Manhattan.

Art Deco

Art Deco was the most popular style of the 1920s, with bright colors and geometric designs; it can be seen in the art, architecture and inside designs of the period. New York is full of Art Deco buildings, but the most famous ones are the Chrysler Building (built between 1928 and 1930) and the Empire State Building (built between 1930 and 1931).

The Great Depression

On 29th October, 1929, the Roaring Twenties came to a dramatic end. On that day (known as “Black Tuesday”), the US stock market crashed, causing the Great Depression. The economic downturn lasted ten years and affected most of the Western world. Unemployment in America reached 25% and the country didn’t recover until after World War II.

【1】We know from the passage that in 1919 people ________ alcohol in the US.

A. began to buy and sellB. stopped producing

C. completely stopped tradingD. secretly bought and sold

【2】The 1920s is called _________.

A. Country Music TimeB. Jazz Age

C. Folk Music AgeD. Pop Age

【3】We infer from the passage that the US _________ in the year 1930.

A. was in a bad economic state

B. was in good economic condition

C. developed at a rapid speed

D. had many dramatic plays

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹二十世紀(jì)二十年代的美國(guó)是一個(gè)財(cái)富、墮落和社會(huì)變革的十年。

【1】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句But Prohibition didn’t stop people drinking; it just drove the sale of strong alcoholic drink underground.（但是Prohibition并沒(méi)有阻止人們喝酒，它只是將很強(qiáng)的酒精銷(xiāo)售轉(zhuǎn)為地下）。可知，酒精銷(xiāo)售變?yōu)?/span>秘密買(mǎi)賣(mài)。故選D。

【2】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一、二句Jazz was the music of New York in the 1920s. In fact, the decade is called Jazz Age.可知，事實(shí)上，這十年被稱作Jazz Age。故選B。

【3】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一、二句On 29th October, 1929, the Roaring Twenties came to a dramatic end. On that day (known as “Black Tuesday”), the US stock market crashed, causing the Great Depression. The economic downturn lasted ten years and affected most of the Western world.可知，在那一天美國(guó)股市暴跌，造成大蕭條。經(jīng)濟(jì)低迷持續(xù)十年，影響了大部分西方世界。故在1930年美國(guó)處于經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條的狀態(tài)。故選A。

【名師點(diǎn)撥】

細(xì)節(jié)題的破解一般采用尋讀法，即先看試題，再讀文章。對(duì)有關(guān)信息進(jìn)行快速定位，再將相關(guān)信息進(jìn)行整合、甄別、分析、對(duì)比，有根有據(jù)地排除干擾項(xiàng)，選出正確答案。此法加強(qiáng)了閱讀的針對(duì)性，提高了做題的準(zhǔn)確率，節(jié)省了寶貴的時(shí)間。尋讀法還特別適用于對(duì)圖形表格類題材的理解。做此類型的題目還要特別注意句子的邏輯關(guān)系。英語(yǔ)中有許多功能詞，如：表因果關(guān)系的because, since, as等；表轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的but, however ,on the contrary, on the other hand等等。5小題根據(jù)第二段第二句But Prohibition didn’t stop people drinking; it just drove the sale of strong alcoholic drink underground.（但是Prohibition并沒(méi)有阻止人們喝酒，它只是將很強(qiáng)的酒精銷(xiāo)售轉(zhuǎn)為地下）。可知，酒精銷(xiāo)售變?yōu)?/span>秘密買(mǎi)賣(mài)。故選D。